2015-16: Forensics: Opening Workshop: August 31-September 4, 2015
Workshop Information
Schedule
Participant List
Speakers Titles Abstracts
Posters
This workshop was held at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center's Hamner Conference Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC.
The Opening Workshop for this program was held on Monday - Friday, August 31 - September 4, 2015. The workshop provided an overview of the core topics relevant to the Forensics program, which is devoted to the development of methodological, theoretical, and computational treatments of statistical and applied mathematical analysis and modeling with applications to forensic science and forensics practice. For a more detailed description of the topics to be covered, see the Forensics homepage at http://www.samsi.info/Forensics.
On Monday, August 31 the workshop opened with overview lectures by leading researchers in forensic science and mathematical science for forensics. From Tuesday through Wednesday, invited speakers addressed specific challenges presented by forensic work focused on pattern evidence, its analysis, the challenges for its interpretation and its presentation in court. Technical issues in imaging, image identification and image matching comprise one series of topics; quality control and quality metrics constitute another; maximizing the impact of new research in the mathematical sciences by setting research priorities is a third. A poster session and reception with a distinguished speaker took place on Monday, August 31.
On Wednesday, September 2, Working Groups were introduced, centering on problems and research directions identified in the Workshop. These groups will meet weekly over the course of the program, with the initial meetings on Thursday and Friday, September 3-4.
Please send questions to [email protected]
Schedule
Monday, August 31, 2015
Hamner Conference Center at the NC Biotechnology Center
15 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
| 8:30-8:45 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:45 | Richard Smith, SAMSI Welcome |
| 9:00 | Bill Tobin, Forensic Engineering International What Is Forensic . . .? Evaluating Phases of Forensic Practice: Comparative Bullet Lead Analysis |
| 9:45 | Discussant: Anne-Marie Mazza, The National Academies Open Discussion |
| 10:00-10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 | Karen Kafadar, University of Virginia The Role of Statistics in Forensic Science Open Discussion |
| 11:15 | Distinguished Lecture Peter Neufeld, Innocence Project Upstream Remedies to Prevent Wrongful Convictions: The Statistical Significance of Research |
| 12:00-1:15 | Lunch (Galleria) |
| 1:15 | John Black, Black & White Forensics, LLC Fundamental Tenets of Latent Fingerprint Examination |
| 2:00 | Elham Tabassi, NIST Automated Fingerprint ID Open Discussion |
| 3:00-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30 | Sarena Wiesner, Israel Police Shoeprints, Casts and Imaging |
| 4:15 | Jacqueline Speir, West Virginia University Imaging Science and Shoeprints Open Discussion |
| 5:30-7:000 | Poster Session and Reception SAMSI will provide poster presentation boards and tape. The board dimensions are 4 ft. wide by 3 ft. high. They are tri-fold with each side being 1 ft. wide and the center 2 ft. wide. Please make sure your poster fits the board. The boards can accommodate up to 16 pages of paper measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches. |
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Hamner Conference Center at the NC Biotechnology Center
15 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
| 8:45-9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 | Stephan Huckemann, University at Gottingen Challenges in Image Analysis of Fingerprints |
| 9:45 | Yoram Yekutieli, Hadassah Academic College, Jerusalem Challenges in Image Analysis of Shoeprints Open Discussion |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 | Anil Jain, Michigan State University Forensic Pattern Recognition Open Discussion |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch (Galleria) Lunch Speaker: Gerald LaPorte, National Institute of Justice Research Priorities and Funding Opportunities at the National Institute of Justice |
| 1:30 | William Thompson, University of California at Irvine Managing Contextual Bias in Forensic Science |
| 2:15 | Sandy Zabell, Northwestern University Blinding: Examples and Approaches Open Discussion |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 | Colin Aitken, University of Edinburgh Evaluation and Interpretation of Evidence: What Can Be Done, What Is Done, What Should Be Done |
| 4:00 | Clifford Spiegelman, Texas A&M University Firearm/Toolmarks: The Practice of Firearm/Toolmarks and a Reasonable Path Forward Open Discussion |
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Hamner Conference Center at the NC Biotechnology Center
15 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
| 8:30-8:45 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:45 | Panel: Peter Stout, Houston Forensics Science Center Dennis Lin, Pennsylvania State University Two Perspectives on Crime Laboratory Quality Control Open Discussion |
| 9:45-10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 | Panel: Cedric Neumann, South Dakota State University Kathleen O'Malley, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Dana Delger, Innocence Project Linda Jackson, Virginia Department of Forensic Sciences Presenting Evidence to Be Relevant, Correct and Convincing Open Discussion |
| 11:15 | Gene Fiorini, Rutgers University Education: Connecting Forensic and Mathematical Sciences Open Discussion |
| 12:15-1:30 | Lunch (Galleria) |
| 1:30 | Stephen Fienberg, Carnegie Mellon University Making Forensic Science More Scientific: Statistics and the Evaluation of Forensic Evidence Open Discussion |
| 2:30-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00 | Working Group Formation |
Thursday, September 3, 2015
SAMSI
| 9:00-12:00 | Initial Meetings of Working Groups |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00-5:00 | Working Group Meetings |
Friday, September 4, 2015
SAMSI
| 9:00-12:00 | Working Group Meetings |
| 12:00-1:00 | Box Lunch |
| 1:00 | Adjourn |